Ford's business model is rapidly evolving, adding new modes of transportation including electric vehicles, autonomous cars and even bikes. We talked with the head of its global sales operations about those changes.

Much like the spring itself, the show seems to take forever to arrive and ends quite abruptly. Insert Ferris Bueller line about stopping to look around once in a while or something.

It was a lot of fun, and we hope you enjoyed all of our coverage whether it was here on the site or on social media. If you missed any of our great Facebook LIVE segments, I highly recommend going and checking them out– and that’s totally not because I filmed them or anything.

After all the chaos of this week though, it has been a low key Friday. That will be reflected below in a pretty light Drive-Thru, but we still have some good stuff here on Good Friday. So hop on in and when you’re done reading go enjoy the Easter weekend and the spring weather that’s finally here to stay.

NEWS:

Q&A: Ford’s VP of customer service talks about impact of new tech

Ford envisions the city of tomorrow as one run by automated transportation and advanced connectivity. As such, it plans to invest $4.5 billion into autonomous and battery-powered cars.

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Kyle Campbell was a busy man at the auto show this week, but he still found time to sit down with Ford’s VP of global dealer and consumer experience, Elena Ford to discuss a wide variety of topics including automation and electrification. Ford plans to invest over $4 billion into the development of electrified powertrains, automated vehicles, and smart cities in the coming years. So how does Ford plan on selling these plans to the car-buying public? Kyle attempted to find out in his Q&A.

GALLERIES:

Subaru shows off Ascent concept at NYIAS

A couple of interesting concepts made appearances at NYIAS this week, like the massive Infiniti QX80 Monograph concept and the Toyota FT-4X concept. Today we are taking a closer look at Subaru’s concept that was brought to the show, the Ascent, a three-row SUV that will be powered by an all-new turbocharged direct injection boxer engine.

Hyundai refreshes Sonata for 2018

Selling sedans is no easy task in 2017, especially ones that aren't fun to drive or look at. With that in mind, Hyundai has refreshed the Sonata for the coming year, giving it a new front end design and more responsive driving dynamics.

EXTRAS:

Driver attempts to remove a tree stump from ground, doesn’t go well

His first mistake was connecting the chain to branch.

As Dan so perfectly points out in his article, we really have no context for why this driver was attempting to remove a tree stump with his SUV. But sometimes knowing as little as possible is an excellent recipe for a great viral internet video. Just sit back, press play, and wait for the incredible failure this poor driver endures.